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Rock Cats Win First baseman Will Swanner hit a two-run homer in the top of the second inning Monday, and that was all the Rock Cats needed to defeat Binghamton 4-1 at NYSEG Stadium. Ryan Carpenter went seven innings for New Britain (49-52), giving up seven hits and one run on his way to his sixth win of the season. Gabriel Ynoa took the loss for the Mets (55-46). LJ Mazzilli, the former Uconn player, had the only RBI for Binghamton, singling home Brock Peterson, who led off the inning with a double. The Rock Cats added runs in the fourth and ninth innings. In the fourth, Joey Wong led off with a single and moved to third on Swanner's single to right. Wong scored on a bunt single...

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